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Definition of Mach
1. Noun. Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916).
Definition of Mach
1. Proper noun. Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist 1838 - 1916. ¹
2. Noun. (physics) a ratio of the speed (of an object, etc.) to the speed of sound in the fluid or other medium through which the object travels. Usually used to describe supersonic speeds. ¹
3. Noun. (physics) the Mach number ¹
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Definition of Mach
1. a number indicating the ratio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound [n -S]